Google is enhancing its Photos app with new advanced face retouching features aimed at improving the user experience for photo editing enthusiasts. The update, revealed through an APK teardown of Google Photos version 7.49, suggests the introduction of new editing tools for acne management, eye brightening, teeth whitening, and more.
New Editing Features
The latest version of Google Photos appears set to add post-capture face retouching options, a feature previously absent from the app’s editing capabilities. While Google’s Camera app has long offered retouching for selfies and portrait mode, these new tools will allow users to apply edits after photos are taken. The APK teardown revealed text strings including "Face retouch," "Retouch faces," and specific effects like "acne," "bag," "blemish," and "teeth whiten."
Feature Availability
Users of Google Photos are keenly anticipating these improvements, though the exact timeline for availability remains unknown. Important to note is that APK teardowns often uncover experimental or incomplete code, suggesting that these features might or might not reach the public release stage. No functional features were identified in the teardown, and questions remain about whether individuals will have granular editing control, such as the ability to remove pimples without activating other effects.
As user expectations grow, the addition of face retouching capabilities will likely boost Google Photos' competitive standing among photo-editing applications.
